PRINCEVILLE — Princeville Mayor Bobbie Jones said 95 homeowners out of the 750 homes in Princeville recently signed up for the buyout option stemming from the flooding of Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 that left the town underwater for the second time in the past 20 years.

TARBORO — The fate of the Edgecombe County Veteran’s Military Museum remains uncertain after the Edgecombe County Health Department issued a warning to recent visitors about the possible danger of resident bats.

TARBORO — High school students in Edgecombe County Public Schools likely will be taking first semester exams before Christmas next year, if school board members approve a proposed calendar at the March school board meeting.

Susan Hoke, communications coordinator for Edgecombe County…

Edgecombe mulls new school calendar/News/2018/02/14/Edgecombe-mulls-new-school-calendar-plan.html3

Edgecombe County Public Schools will once again offer a series of Blue Ribbon Commission school visits to provide an opportunity for community members to learn more about the innovative work happening in school across the district.

Louisburg College added a couple of state champions to its football program.

Tarboro High’s Devonta Davis and Jacoby Ward, both of whom helped the Vikings win the 1-AA state championship against Mount Airy this past December, signed letters of intent on Wednesday to play their junior college…

In a wild game that was back-and-forth from the beginning, host Faith Christian and Community Christian, playing in the first round of the NCISAA Coastal Conference tournament, saved the best -- and weirdest -- for the final six seconds of overtime.

Up by one, 58-57, with the ball with 5.6 seconds…

Patriots keep faith, win on last second free throw /High-School-Sports/2018/02/06/Patriots-keep-faith-win-on-last-second-free-throw.html3

MINNEAPOLIS — Todd Gurley’s sensational turnaround season in which he ran for 13 touchdowns and caught six TD passes in the Los Angeles’ Rams equally impressive reversal of fortunes earned him the Associated Press 2017 Offensive Player of the Year Award.

The third-year…

Gurley wins NFL Offensive Player of the Year/Professional/2018/02/04/BC-FBN-NFL-Honors-The-Latest.html3

Last week I recycled a story detailing how my father is my hero. I changed the ending a little and the beginning, but the meat of the piece was pretty much the same as when it first ran last year. And maybe the year before.

I have to do that…

Catharsis by way of a column/Edgecombe-Life/2018/01/31/Catharsis-by-way-of-a-column.html3